Subaru Baja 2003–2008 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin WQR53 · NHTSA communication 10120962 · issued Feb 10, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2003–2008
model years
19
vehicle entries
Official summary
Based on ballistic testing results, it has been determined that affected vehicles with registration history in high absolute humidity (HAH) areas are more susceptible to rupture. Owner notification letters were mailed to the owners of those vehicles on January 29, 2016. On Friday, February 12, 2016 initial owner notification letters will be mailed to the current owners of non?HAH vehicles. Non?HAH vehicles have not had any registration history in the high absolute humidity areas.
Vehicles covered
- 2003 Subaru Baja
- 2004 Subaru Baja
- 2005 Subaru Baja
- 2004 Subaru Impreza
- 2005 Subaru Impreza
- 2003 Subaru Legacy
- 2004 Subaru Legacy
- 2005 Subaru Legacy
- 2006 Subaru Legacy
- 2003 Subaru Outback
- 2004 Subaru Outback
- 2005 Subaru Outback
- 2006 Subaru Outback
- 2007 Subaru Outback
- 2008 Subaru Outback
- 2004 Subaru WRX
- 2005 Subaru WRX
- 2004 Subaru WRX Sti
- 2005 Subaru WRX Sti
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.